area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
technical research institute
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
having no idea; having no clue
intelligence or information network
such; like that; in that way
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to cultivate a better understanding
process; course; mechanism
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
supervised; under surveillance
to stare back at; to look back at
noisy; confused; uproarious
to let an opportunity slip
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
back seat (of a car); rear seat
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
work-in-progress; working state
source of information; intelligence source; message source
secrecy; highly classified information
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
flight; desertion; escape
looking on (somebody) as hostile
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero